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A computational model for electron backscattering in electron dosimetry
Author(s) -
Kellogg T.,
Ray A. K.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
medical physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.473
H-Index - 180
eISSN - 2473-4209
pISSN - 0094-2405
DOI - 10.1118/1.597595
Subject(s) - dosimetry , electron , monte carlo method , physics , electron scattering , computational physics , radiation transport , atomic physics , nuclear physics , nuclear medicine , mathematics , medicine , statistics
A one‐dimensional electron transport algorithm based on the ideas of invariant imbedding has been developed and applied to the problem of electron backscattering in electron dosimetry. Results have been compared with experimental and Monte Carlo results. Agreement appears to be reasonable at low incident energies (0.5 to 10 MeV) and low Z ( Z ≤65) materials.